Parliamentarians Olga Kefalogianni and Thaleia Dragona, members of the Special Permanent Committee for Equality and Rights of Humans are in New York in order to participate in today's annual conference on the role of Parliaments in promoting the equal distribution of responsibilities between men and women. The conference is organized by the Inter-parliamentary Union and the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women.

The World Council of Hellenes Abroad (SAE) 2008 Annual Report, to be submitted to the Greek State for the second consecutive year, will be discussed and finalized in the informal meeting of the SAE Board scheduled to be held at President Stefanos Tamvakis' seat in Alexandria, Egypt on March 6-9, 2009.

The Hellenic Foundation for Culture organizes a two-day cultural program (5-6 March) marking the inauguration of its new centre in Tirana.

Four teachers from France, the United States, Spain and China will be declared Ambassadors of Hellenism this year, for the 12th consecutive year, by the Athens Prefecture.

The Pontian Youth of the Federation of Greek Pontian Associations in Europe have scheduled their 15 European conference, to be held on the weekend of March 21-22, at the Kolpinghaus GmbH Lange Strasse 26, in Frankfurt.